In the present report, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights describes the progress made in the implementation of the recommendations made by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 34/24 on promoting accountability for human rights violations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, in particular with regard to the setting up of, and work done by, a dedicated accountability team of the Office of the High Commissioner.*The present report was submitted after the deadline in order to reflectthe most recent developments.A/HRC/40/36Advance Edited VersionDistr.: General7March 2019Original: English